Accounts
English 247 Introduction to Shakespeare
Course Specific Resources
Kelley Duhaschek/Fall 2019
Background Information and Vocabulary
Online version of the Oxford English Dictionary. Search for OED's definition of a word or phrase, etymologies and quotations.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Gale's Virtual Reference Library is a collection of electronic reference books in the areas of history, arts, medicine, and science.
Literacy Criticism
MLA International Bibliography
Produced by the Modern Language Association, the MLA International Bibliography provides access to scholarly research in over 3,000 journals and series, including records pertaining to literature, language, linguistics, and folklore.
Gale Literature Criticism Online
Full text access to Gale's Literature Criticism resources include Shakespeare Criticism
Humanities International Complete
Provides full text to hundreds of journals, books and other published sources from around the world including full text for more than 1,200 journals.
A mega-library catalog containing more than 42 million records contributed by 15,000 libraries around the world.
Shakespeare Documents and Productions Online
Full Productions
- Taming of the Shrew (Stratford Festival)
- Taming of the Shrew (BBC Production)
- Macbeth (Royal Shakespeare Company)
- Macbeth (BBC Production)
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (BBC Production)
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (University of Kansas)
Educational
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Films On Demand is a digital video which includes a large selection of educational videos on Shakespearean topics. See below of a sample of what is available
- Shakespeare Uncovered Series 1-included episodes on Macbeth,
- Shakespeare Uncovered Series 2-includes-included episodes on Taming of the Shrew and Midsummer's Night Dream
Just For Fun. (from the Great River Shakespeare Festival)